🌟Health literacy among children living with a long-term condition: ‘What I know and who I tell’ The importance of parents and professionals in checking children’s understandings of their condition and developing health literacy. ⬇️ open access paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

One of my most recent drawings is based on Tonkin's (1996) theory of grief. Often, people expect the pain of grief to shrink, but in reality it is life growing around it that can make it less consuming. (image ©️ owned by me, retweet only)

Shout out to these incredible books along with countless research papers, guidelines and policies that have got me through submitting 10,000 words in the past three days. Roll on year three! Future child nurse incoming…

Such an amazing range of child-centred rights-based projects featured as part of the UNICEF UK webinar today. Proud that our ISUPPORT rights-based standards for children having examinations, tests, treatments and interventions were part of the event! isupportchildrensrights.com

We all need “12 hugs a day - 4 to survive and 8 to thrive”, according to family therapist Virginia Satir. Hugging helps us feel calm and grounded because it releases oxytocin

Research has shown a compelling link between compassion in leadership and staff wellbeing and performance. Learn practical ways that you can develop a #compassionate mindset in your professional relationships with our free online course. 📚 kingsfund.org.uk/courses/introd…

Pills are a better, easier and healthier way for children to take medication. Take our short eLearning session developed to help healthcare professionals and carers to teach children how to swallow pills. bit.ly/RCPCH-pill-swa… Yincent Tse Nicola Vasey Emma Lim

Lots in the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel annual report for us all to reflect on & use in our work to continually do our very best to safeguard children & young people in partnership with families & wider system WeCYPNurses 💙 RCPCH Professor Andrew Rowland OBE CF FRCPCH HT @Sally_Shearer et al NHSsafeguarding

🎙️ Episode 4 of the Patient Safety Podcast is LIVE! Join us as we dive into the crucial topic of involving children, young people and their families in making healthcare safer. Dr Jane Runnacles and Dr Victoria Dublon share their insights and experiences bit.ly/Patient-Safety…

THINK HEART ❤️ More than 1000 newborn babies leave hospital with an undetected congenital #heart condition in the UK every year so it’s vital to know the signs. This post is very important and may help to save a life so please RT ❤️💙 #ThinkHeart #HeartMonth #HeartAwareness #CHD

It's child mental health week with the theme "my voice matters." We have been asking children & parents about their experiences of procedures in hospital that relate to the ISUPPORT standards. For more information about the standards visit isupportchildrensrights.com

NES has produced a First Point of Contact training resource to help all professionals respond helpfully to children and young people's requests for assistance with their Mental Health. Find it here - digitallearningmap.nhs.scot/helpful-resour… #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

Some children need extra support when preparing to go to hospital or having procedures. Find resources such as flashcards, health passports for children, advice from parents and much more to help prepare your child. informationhub.childreninhospital.ie/hospital-admis…

Really powerful poem about what anxiety can feel like for children.

Did you know children in hospital have rights? They deserve the best care, play, and education. These rights help their emotional well-being during and post-treatment. Learn more at: bit.ly/3VcmdhG 💛 #ResearchRoundup

How do we create space to pause, reflect & restore in our busy healthcare lives? Meet Circles, a fantastic initiative from Empathy Museum Esther Murray #wearetheuniversity 🕷🇪🇺 Abby Hollick Designed for nurses, & adapting to include all of us. Scalable, deliverable, necessary. circles.empathymuseum.com

Dissertation submitted! Feeling so relieved and excited to have completed all the academic side of my degree. Now for finishing up my clinical hours. I can’t believe how close I am to being a qualified children’s nurse. 💙

Could you help us design the future treatment space for our children's cancer services? Join us online on Wednesday 11 September, 6pm to 7.30pm, to review our floor plans, give feedback, and make an impact. Find out more and book your place: evelinalondon.nhs.uk/shape-cancer-s…